Word Meaning 慰霊碑

いれいひ ireihi

慰霊碑 is read as いれいひ (ireihi) and means cenotaph.

Meaning

English

  1. cenotaph
  2. memorial monument

Reading

Kana

いれいひ

Romaji

ireihi

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 44 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Rank 147433 Priority X

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

戦没者慰霊碑

せんぼつしゃいれいひ

war memorial

慰霊

いれい

consoling the spirits of the dead

慰霊祭

いれいさい

memorial service

慰霊塔

いれいとう

memorial tower

合同慰霊祭

ごうどういれいさい

joint service for the war dead

慰問

いもん

visit to console someone

慰安

いあん

solace

慰謝

いしゃ

consolation

慰める

なぐさめる

to comfort

慰労

いろう

recognition of services

慰留

いりゅう

dissuasion (from resigning, leaving, etc.)

慰安会

いあんかい

recreational get-together

Example Sentences

1

Here at the Jokanji, also known as the "Nagekomi-dera", in the cemetery there is a memorial to thousands of prostitutes, the so-called "women of pleasure", who have found their final resting place here. It's filled with an indescribable melancholy, and, for some reason, it makes me want to come back here again and again.